Hose-rack.



O. D. MOCK.

HOSE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WITNESSES 0. D. MOCK.

HOSE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2|. 1915.

PatentedSept. 28, 1915.

A TTOHIVEYS COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CCh WASHlNflTON, n. c.

orro n. Moon, on LOUISVILLE-KENTUCKY.

HOSE-RACK;

' To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, O'r'ro D. Moon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Louisville, in the countyof 'Jefierson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved Hose-Rack, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relatesto water distribution and has, particular reference to hose racks such as are adapted for use in connection with oflice buildings or other analogous structures for supporting firehose in position to be easily accessible in case of emergency. f I

Among thespecialobjects of this invention is to provide a support for fire hose of such a nature as to make it well adapted for secluding the hose,if desired, for economy of space, Within the wall, makingwhatlis known as a flush rack.

' Another object of the'invention is to so design a hose rack as to make it of a most rapid nature for the delivery of the hose for prompt action in case offirev and at the same time providing a construction 'whiclrmay be used not only as a flush rack but as an exposed or wall rack. j

v A further object of the invention is to provide a hose rack comprising fixed and movable parts including a pair of fingers serving while in normal sustaining position to prevent the flow of water through the pipe even though the water is turned on from the main preliminary to discharging the hose from the rack. i

A still further object of the invention is to construct a hose rackicomprising rela-,

tively fixed and movable parts, certain of the parts cooperating with each other in such a manner as to support therebetween the hose nozzle, said nozzle constituting a key normally locking the parts from relative movement and supporting the hose in position, and providing that when the nozzle is withdrawnfrom normal position, the movable parts will automatically shift, allowing the hose to drop.

The foregoing and other objects of. the invention will hereinafter. be more fully. described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part ofthis specification in whichlike characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which v Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Sept. 28, 1215.

- Application filed May 21, 1915. seriaino, 29,533..

22 of Fig. 1," the hose being broken away; Fig. 3is a vertical sectional view on the line 33fof Fig.1, and Fig; at is a transverse vertical section on the line 4 1 of Fig; 3,.

The several" parts of this. device. maybe made of any suitable materials, and they relative sizes and proportions, as well as the general design of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent without departing from the spirit of the invention hereinafter more 7 fully described, and claimed.

Referring more particularlyto the draw,- ings, lf'show more or less in detail the adaptation of the invention'as a flush rack, the, samel'being housed within a. casing 10 built into a wall and having its, rear portion in the nature of a plate 11 of sheet metal or the like provided with a plurality of vertical grooves or, grooved portions 12.. Fig. 2 sho 'vsibest, the relation of the casing 10 to the wall structure and indicating an expedi ent having a door 13 with preferably a glass plate 14 closing the same and presenting a view of the hose in its normal'po sition within the casing. V

At 15 I show a fragmentof a standpipe having a valve. 16 controlling the flow of water therefrom. To the standpipe is connected a hose 17 adapted to be folded loop by loop upon the supporting device herein provided, and terminating in a nozzle 18.]

Each of the grooves 12 is boxed in or in closed by a face plate 19 having formed therein a; vertical row of openings or slots 20-and also a slot 21 at, or near its bottom.

Arranged within the groove 12, is a vertically slidable channel member 22 having a vertical row of slots '23 formed therein corresponding in location and number to the slots. 20 of the face plate 19. The slots 23, however, are slightly longer than the slots 20, and each two adjacent slots 23 are separated by a narrow structure forming a pivot 2 f. At the lower end of the channel member 22 is formed or secured a foot piece 25 which projects forwardly through the adjacent slot 21 at substantially a right angle to the main bar 22. A spring 26 is located in the bottom of each of the grooves 12 and bearsnormally upwardly upon the lower end of the bar 22 or the foot piece 25 secured thereon, the spring being normally under pressure tending to lift the bar. I

27 indicates a fixed pin secured to the face moved from between the footv piece and the 22'and'parts: associated therewith will be position. i

foot piece 25. The normal distancebetweenthese two members corresponds to the diameter of that portion of the nozzle which lies normally between them serving as a key to lock the bar 22 downwardly againstthe force of the spring 26. V

At 281 show a series of'fingers pivoted upon the pivot members 24 of the slidable bar 22 and projecting forwardly through the slots 20 of the face plate The fingers are held by the face plate ,and ba'r normally in horizontal position, but are adapted to be tilted downwardly under the force of gravity and the action of the hose thereon when the bar 22 is moved upwardly under the forceof the spring 26, as suggested in dotted lines in Fig. 3, when the key is refinger 27. In other words, the pivot vportions'24 of the bar 22 carry the pivotal ends of the fingers" 28' directly upwardly, the shank portions of the fingers. moving into inclinedpo'sition in the slots 20 with their free-ends hanging down. The hose 1'? is looped upon these movable fingers 28 where it is normally supported as shown in" Fig. 1.

The" detail description of the movable bar understood asapplying to'the similar structure-at the opposite end of the casing, these parts being duplicated,--and the nozzle acts as a keyto lock both of the bars in normal As shown in Fig. 1 also, the last movable finger 28 nearest the standpipe 15 cooper ates with a fixed finger 29 holding the adj acent end of the hose in collapsed form and preventing :the free flow of water therethroughfrom the standpipe after the valve 16.is opened preliminary to withdrawing the nozzle from normal, position toallow the hose todrop.

'With the parts constructed and arranged 'as set forth herein, in case of fire the door 1 allowing the bulk of the hose likewise to drop freely therefrom. The last finger 28 being thus set free from cooperation with. the fixed finger 29, the water flows readily through the hose as desired. For reracking the-hose, the nozzle is put in place, locking the bars 22 downwardly against the springs and causing" the fingers'28 to assume their normal horizontal position. Thenthe hose is looped or wound'back and forth upon the movable fingers as already set forth. This hose apparatus is very safe and prompt in its action is easily manipulated. The

proximity of the planes of the face plates Y19 and the pivot portions 24 of the slidable bars demands a comparatively slight verti- .cal movement for the bars 22 to allow the I fingers 28 to drop. the hose.

26 furthermore need not be excessively strong, since the weight of the hose cooperates with them to. lift the bars 22. The nozzle is a key. member, of rigid construction whichvmakes a positive-lock preventingany liability of accidental dropping or tangling ofthe hose in the casing;

"I claim v V I 1. In a firehose rack, the combination of a stationary member having a vertical series of slots, a slidable bar adjacent said slots, a series of fingers projecting through V 7 said slots and pivotedto said bar, means to holdfthe bar in a certain position'causing the fingers to project in'a horizontal position therefrom, and means acting upon the barfto 'move'the same with relation to the fixed member allowing the hose to dropfrom the fingers after. said holding. means are withdrawn. E

2.1'Iii a device of the nature set forth, the V combinationflof a fixed member having a seriesbf slots therein, a movable adj acent 7 said slots, a series'of fingers pivoted'to said barand-projelcting outwardly through said slots,, a spring acting upon the'bar tending to move-it in one direction, and means act.

inithe other, direction upon the bar againstthe force'of'said spring and nor mally' locking the same in fixed position, causing'the pivoted fingers to project in a horizontal position for normally'supporting thehose thereon. In a, hose rack, the combination of a fixed member having a rigid finger project ing outwardly therefrom, a movable bar 7 slidable along the fixed member and having adj acent" one end a rigid member PICJGCtmg parallel to and adjacent'the'first. mentioned rigid member, means acting upon the bar tending to move it' to cause its connected rigid member to movetoward the first rigid member, a lockingdevice arranged between said rigid members normally resisting suchmovement, and a series of hose supporting devices connected to one ofthemain members aforesaid and coiiperating with the other of them to cause the devices to be 120 maintained normally in horizontal position.

4:. In a hose rack, the combination of a' vertical stationary member, a movablebar adjacent the stationary member, a series of fingers pivoted to one of said first mentioned members and cooperating with the other to determine their holding position, a fixed finger secured to the stationary member,"afoot piece secured to the slidable'bar and arrangedsubstantially parallel to the fixed finger, and means cooperating withthe bar izo v 70 The springs and its foot piece with respect to the fixed finger to determine the holding position of the pivoted fingers. a

5. In a fire hose rack, the combination with a standpipe, a flexible hose secured thereto and a rigid nozzle connected to the other end of the hose, of a supporting device for the hose and nozzle comprising a rigid stationary member having fixed fingers pro jecting horizontally therefrom, the upper finger lying above the hose, a series of movable fingers cooperating with the vertical rigid member, means acting through the nozzle aforesaid and the other of said fixed fingers to lock the movable fingers in normal horizontal position to support the hose and uppermost movable finger gripping the hose between it and said upper stationary finger.

6. In a device of the character set forth, the combination With a standpipe, a flexible hose secured thereto and a rigid nozzle connected to the other endof the hose, of a vertical rigid member having a rigid finger secured thereto and projecting horizontally therefrom adjacent the upper portion of the hose and close to the standpipe, a slidable bar adjacent the vertical rigid member, a series of hose supporting fingers pivotally connected to said bar and cooperating With said stationary member, and means cooperating With said nozzle to lock the movable member with the pivoted fingers in horizontal position causing the uppermost pivoted finger to grip the hose between it and said fixed horizontal finger.

OTTO D. MOCK.

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